Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Edinburgh Fringe
Mikelangelo
Greeted with a roar of applause and winning laughs with every comb of his hair, it is clear that Mikelangelo has won his audience over before the doors even ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Extropia
As the play charts the 'discovery' of music in a world where it has been forgotten, this comedy proves somewhat of a mixed blessing Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
I Served the King of England
Jirí Menzel once made a famous film called Closely Observed Trains, which was more thrilling than its title suggests, but for some time now his reputa... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
PoeJazzi
This remarkable poetic feast offers something for everyone Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Amsterdam Underground Comedy Collective
Don't expect highbrow laughs here, but if you're after a relatively good evening in the lap of the person sitting next to you, you can't go far wrong with this show Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Rome in a Day
A single day to make, create and curate ART Read more »| 15 Aug 2007
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Edinburgh Fringe
Hannah Gadsby is Wrong and Broken
This is gentle comedy without pretension - inoffensive and refreshingly honest Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Laura Hird
When novelist Laura Hird left Edinburgh for university in the late eighties, her mother, June, wrote to her regularly. Her letters – witty, entertain... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Oliver August & Guy Delisle
Oliver August and Guy Delisle have wildly different experiences of living in China. August, a Times journalist, learned Mandarin while living in Beijing fo... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Daljit Nagra & Nick Laird
Born in London to Punjabi parents, Daljit Nagra is aware that his poetry fills a certain ‘gap in the market.’ In acknowledging his potential to... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Sparkle
Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter's light-hearted tale has many positive attributes, though regrettably these are often marginalised. Sam (Shaun Evans) and his ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Steve Adey @ The Underbelly
After a short technical delay, local acoustic singer-songwriter Emily Scott opens the night with some understated but intriguing balladry. Breaking down the ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A (Gay Disabled Transexual) Love Story Told to a Ticket Inspector at Alton Towers
An obstacle-littered story of love, with comedy and wheelchairs thrown in Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Return to Reason
The gap between what is promised in the blurb and what you get in practice is a mighty chasm Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
Edinburgh Fringe
John Otway
When John Otway appeared on muso beard-fest the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1977 playing his piss-take of the hippie generation entitled Really Free, those in t... Read more »| 14 Aug 2007